Winter weather advisory continues; minor crashes reported

9:25 PM,
Feb. 2, 2013

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| Staff reports

Snow fell lightly but continuously Saturday, causing area roads to become slick in spots.

Muskingum, Perry, Morgan and Guernsey counties were under a Level 1 snow emergency as of 8:30 p.m. Saturday. That means roads are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow and might be icy.

Dispatchers with the Ohio Highway Patrol posts in Zanesville, Lancaster and Cambridge and the Perry County Sheriff's Office reported numerous crashes throughout the area. The incidents included slide-offs and fender-benders, but none caused injuries. ...